Cargotec secures major crane orders for ICTSI’s Mexican and Philippine terminals

13 Jan 2012 - Terminal Handling, Rubber-Tyred Gantry Cranes (RTGs), Ship-to-Shore Quay Cranes

• Cargotec to supply MICT with eight RTG cranes

• Additional 10 RTG and four STS cranes will be delivered to ICTSI's Contecon Manzanillo facility

Cargotec has received two separate orders from Manil-based container terminal operators, International Container Services Inc (ICTSI).

The orders will see in total four ship-to-shore cranes and 10 rubber tyred gantry (RTGs) cranes delivered to Mexico and eight RTGs cranes to Philippines.

The parties have agreed not to disclose the total value of the orders, which were booked during the fourth quarter of 2011.

“These contracts reflect the growing relationship between ICTSI and Cargotec,” said Björn Jonasson, Sales Director, APAC from Cargotec.

“They represent a clear endorsement of the reliability of the Kalmar container handling equipment we have supplied to date, and show that fuel efficiency and timely delivery are very important to our customers who operate various terminals globally.”

The order calls for the delivery of four Kalmar Super Post Panamax ship-to-shore cranes and 10 Kalmar E-One2 RTGs cranes to ICTSI's Contecon Manzanillo facility in Mexico during the first half of 2013.

The Mexican terminal is currently under construction on Mexico's Pacific coast, where work has started on a first phase development that will see 450,000 TEU of capacity available within two years.

The STS cranes will have an outreach of 63 m, a 30,5 m rail span and their maximum lift capacity will be 65 tonnes under the Bromma twin-lift spreaders.

The RTGs cranes will be 6+1 wide and 1-over-6 high with a lift capacity of 41 tonnes.

The eight Kalmar E-One2 RTGs, due for delivery at MICT during 2012, are part of a planned expansion at the Philippines-based container hub's Berth 6, where capacity is set to grow from the current 1.9 million TEU per year to 2.5 million TEU.

The Berth 6 will begin operations in June 2012. MICT currently accounts for 63% of the container traffic moving through Manila.

The RTGs cranes will be 6+1 wide and 1-over-5 high with a lift capacity of 41 tonnes. ICTSI expects the RTGs to cut fuel costs by at least 20 percent.